Building - Links and Documents 

Contractors and homeowners may find the following links and downloads useful:

Forms 

• Workers Compensation Insurance Affidavit (State-mandated form)
• Board of Health Form for a Building Alteration
• Massachusetts State-Approved Contract (in Microsoft Word format for you to input your information)
• Affidavit for a Homeowner-Applied Building Permit
• Building Permit Application (paper version)
• Final Cost Affidavit
• Final Construction Control Affidavit
• 9th Edition Initial Construction Control Document 
• 10th Edition Initial Construction Control Document
• IRC MA Amendments IRC Appendix J Code Compliance Checklist  
• Sign Checklist 
• Demolition Permit Sign-Off Sheet 

Useful Websites

• Construction Supervisor Licensing (check a CSL license)
• Homeowner Improvement Contractor Licensing (check a HIC license)
• Having Problems with Your Contractor? (Filing a Complaint Against a Contractor)
• State Building Code (10th edition, effective 07.30.2025)
• Enforcement of the Massachusetts State Building Code
• Architectural Access Board 
• International Code Council (codes, standards, & guidelines)
• Board of Building Regulations and Standards
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's)
• State Website - Check if a House is Historical (MACRIS)
• Website - GIS Map for Southborough

Informative Print-Off's

• Short Term Rental Guidance for 1 & 2 Family Dwellings (Airbnb's)
• List of Inspection-Types for a Building Permit  **NEW!**
• Guide for Building a Deck
• APA Simplified Wall Bracing Method
• What Jobs Need What Licenses
• Southborough's Policy on Open Permits - Effective 07.21.2020
• Work Without a Permit 
• Guidance for Independent Structural Engineering Review
• Fence Guidance
• Carbon Monoxide Bulletin
• Wall-Bracing Methods   **NEW!**